Dr Bill Kirkup says he resigned from a government-commissioned review into NHS maternity services over the omission.

Dr Bill Kirkup stepped down from Baroness Valerie Amos’s review over a dispute concerning ‘normal birth ideology’ ...

The expert who quit a national review into maternity failings has accused it of repeating the NHS’s failure to listen to women.

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in ...

A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to birth defects.

Pregnant women with a severe form of nausea face increased risks for several pregnancy and birth complications, according to ...

Abortion is a procedure to terminate a pregnancy. Birth control and emergency contraception do not end a pregnancy — they prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place. Birth control pills and ...

The NHS's maternity care review has been thrown into further controversy after it emerged that one of its leading experts ...

Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The study, which ...